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That exceeded the previous summer record in the series beginning in 1884.","The agency’s rapid attribution analysis estimated that a summer of this warmth had become about 130 times more likely because of human-caused climate change. This is an event-attribution result; one season alone does not establish the global trend."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:49:08+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."},{"at":"2026-10-07T05:59:05+03:00","language":"en","text":"Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. 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